Dorm Room Checklist

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Toggle Your Dorm Room status

Your Dorm Room

Toggle Check if there is space for mattresses, desk and workstation. status

Check if there is space for mattresses, desk and workstation.

Toggle Contact your roommate to see who is bringing what items. status

Contact your roommate to see who is bringing what items.

Toggle Organize your things to save your space. status

Organize your things to save your space.

Toggle Push furniture against the walls and use the corners as much as possible. status

Push furniture against the walls and use the corners as much as possible.

Toggle Style your dorm room to make it look funky, stylish as well as fashionable. status

Style your dorm room to make it look funky, stylish as well as fashionable.

Toggle Use fabric from discount stores and clearance sales to cover barren old walls in your dorm room. status

Use fabric from discount stores and clearance sales to cover barren old walls in your dorm room.

Toggle Hang pieces of artwork on the walls. status

Hang pieces of artwork on the walls.

Toggle Bring a few familiar, treasured items from home. status

Bring a few familiar, treasured items from home.

Toggle Comply with the rules and regulations that are set by your dorm. status

Comply with the rules and regulations that are set by your dorm.

Toggle Cooking status

Cooking

Toggle Check beforehand, if you are allowed to take cooking appliances status

Check beforehand, if you are allowed to take cooking appliances

Toggle Buy some crates to store dry goods. status

Buy some crates to store dry goods.

Toggle Be prepared by keeping your refrigerator stocked. status

Be prepared by keeping your refrigerator stocked.

Toggle Put only microwave-safe dishes in the microwave. status

Put only microwave-safe dishes in the microwave.

Toggle Always cover your food with wax paper or a paper towel before you microwave it to avoid splattering. status

Always cover your food with wax paper or a paper towel before you microwave it to avoid splattering.

Toggle Use a pot holder when removing anything from the microwave. status

Use a pot holder when removing anything from the microwave.

Toggle Keep the bugs away. status

Keep the bugs away.

Toggle Clean your dishes immediately after you finish eating. status

Clean your dishes immediately after you finish eating.

Toggle Try to eat at your desk to avoid getting crumbs on the floor or in your bed. status

Try to eat at your desk to avoid getting crumbs on the floor or in your bed.

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Presented by:

Laura Cooper Peterson

Laura Cooper Peterson

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Introduction

Going of to college? Use this college checklist to make sure you have everything you need for your dorm room.

Who it's for

This Dorm Room Checklist is for anyone who wants a simple, practical way to get things done without missing steps.

  • Avoid forgetting - keep all your Dorm Room essentials in one place (external memory)
  • Save time - start from a proven Dorm Room structure instead of a blank page
  • Stay on track - track progress, come back later, and keep momentum
  • Coordinate with others - share the list and divide responsibilities
  • Learn the process - follow the steps in a sensible order, even if it's your first time

How to use it

How to use this Dorm Room Checklist

  • Save Dorm Room Checklist to your free Checklist account so your progress is saved and synced across devices.
  • Customize it in the app: remove anything that does not apply, then add your own details for Dorm Room (dates, sizes, addresses, notes).
  • If others are involved, invite them to collaborate and divide responsibilities.
  • Work through the list: check items off as you go, and set reminders for time-sensitive steps.

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